A review by mistrum_crowe
Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio by Amara Lakhous

5.0

This is one of those books where one can't describe the plot/set-up of the novel and make it sound any good to read. When one of the tenants of an apartment block in the Piazza Vittorio in Rome is murdered, and a fellow tenant Amedeo goes missing at the same time, the police question Amedeo's friends and neighbours, trying to link him to the murder. What follows are a series of accounts from these friends and neighbours, each giving a different account of the mysterious Amedeo, bringing in the issues of identity, truth and the thorny issue of immigration. An excellent book that I would recommend to anyone.